Not to be confused with the Hall of Famer and Detroit coach, this Jack Adams played only one full season in the NHL, with the Habs, who had acquired his rights from Vancouver of the PCHL.

Adams played most of 1940-41 with les Canadiens and scored six goals in a year the team was uncharacteristically and summarily eliminated from the playoffs in the first round against Chicago. He then left hockey and joined the army that summer, staying in the military until 1945 and playing some hockey during that time.

When he was discharged four years later, he was traded by the Canadiens to Buffalo with Moe White for Murdo MacKay and never made it back to the NHL. He finished his career where it began, out West in the PCHL, with New Westminster, retiring in 1949.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1936-37

Calgary Canadians

CCJHL

1

0

0

0

0

1937-38

Calgary K. of C.

CCSHL

11

4

5

9

2

1

0

0

0

0

1938-39

Vancouver Lions

PCHL

29

5

13

18

16

2

0

1

1

2

1939-40

Vancouver Lions

PCHL

40

12

12

24

16

5

1

1

2

4

1940-41

Montreal Canadiens

NHL

42

6

12

18

11

3

0

0

0

0

1941-42

1942-43

Calgary RCAF Mustangs

CNDHL

22

19

12

31

15

8

5

6

11

4

1943-44

Vancouver RCAF

NNDHL

9

4

3

7

11

1943-44

Vancouver RCAF Seahawks

NNDHL

3

2

2

4

4

1944-45

Vancouver RCAF

NNDHL

1945-46

Montreal Royals

QSHL

4

2

1

3

5

1945-46

Buffalo Bisons

AHL

19

2

2

4

0

9

4

4

8

4

1946-47

Houston Huskies

USHL

20

3

5

8

6

1947-48

New Westminster Royals

PCHL

52

20

13

33

36

5

0

0

0

2

1948-49

New Westminster Royals

PCHL

41

8

8

16

21

12

1

2

3

8

NHL Totals

42

6

12

18

11

3

0

0

0

0

Traded to Montreal by Vancouver (PCHL) for cash, May 13, 1940. Missed entire 1944-45 due to knee injury in pre-season vs. Vancouver All-Stars, October 30, 1944. Traded to Buffalo (AHL) by Montreal with Moe White for Murdo MacKay with Montreal holding right of recall, January 14, 1946.